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About 50 wolves killed in Montana hunt so far

By The Associated Press

Story Created: Nov 6, 2009 at 2:01 PM MST

Story Updated: Nov 6, 2009 at 2:01 PM MST

GREAT FALLS - About 50 wolves have been taken so far in Montana's wolf hunting season.

Carolyn Sime, wolf coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, says the state may reach its quota of 75 by the time the season ends Nov. 29.

This year's gray wolf hunt, which began last month, is the first since the predators were removed from the endangered species list in the spring.

Sime says the latest four wolves taken in the hunt were from two packs along the Rocky Mountain Front.

Three were from the Monitor Mountain Pack and the other was the alpha female from the Bennie Pack.

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Lila Taylor said on Saturday, Nov 7 at 1:52 AM

Hi,it is the fault of those placing wolves in Yellowstone that should should be punished..wolves were evidently trapped several years ago in the Park and in Wyoming. Dumb to have put them back into the Park.Its the geysers and hot spring, wildlife that attract people to Yellowstone.

mtflygirl said on Friday, Nov 6 at 11:01 PM

The failure to have any sort of uniform, definite regulations in the 2009 wolf hunt is a disgrace to Montana's lawmakers. Question----how many calves are lost each year to pneumonia since ranchers have changed birth natural birth cycles so calves are born in dead of winter in order to bweight more when sold to feedlots? I bet more than wolve kill each year.

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